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An Evaluation of the Educational Quality of a First Responder Course for Medical Students

open access: yesMedEdPORTAL, 2013
Introduction First responder training for medical students has not been evaluated in the literature. Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons (P&S) first-year students participated in a 4-hour first responder course with lectures and eight ...
Kiran Pandit   +5 more
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RELIEF Program Supports Military, NGO, Industry Collaboration to Benefit Homeland Security, First Responders [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
NPS researchers are frequently involved in emergency response and homeland security research projects, looking to assist in disaster response and prevention efforts worldwide.
Stein, Amanda D
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Collaboration between emergency physicians and citizen responders in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest resuscitation

open access: yesScandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2021
Background Citizen responder programmes dispatch volunteer citizens to initiate resuscitation in nearby out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) before the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) arrival.
Anne-Sofie Linde Jellestad   +5 more
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Research & Experimentation for Local & International Emergency First-Responders (RELIEF) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Naval Postgraduate School RELIEF 12-2 Schedule, Camp Roberts, CA, 27 February - 2 March ...

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First aid skill retention of first responders within the workplace

open access: yesScandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2011
Background Recent literature states that many necessary skills of CPR and first aid are forgotten shortly after certification. The purpose of this study was to determine the skill and knowledge decay in first aid in those who are paid to respond to ...
Masse Jeff   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A High-Performance Gamma Spectrometer for Unmanned Systems Based on Off-the-Shelf Components

open access: yesSensors, 2022
Since the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident in March 2011, the technology available for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for radiation monitoring has improved greatly.
Andrea Chierici   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: comparing organised groups to individual first responders: A qualitative focus group study. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
BACKGROUND Fast delivery of high-quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation is crucial in improving patient outcome after out of hospital cardiac arrest. First responders (trained laypersons) are dispatched to shorten time to basic life support and can be ...
Sabine Nabecker   +9 more
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A roadmap to building first responder networks: Lessons learned and best practices from Belgium and Switzerland

open access: yesResuscitation Plus, 2023
Background/Aims: Limited bystander assistance and delayed emergency medical service arrival reduce the chances of survival in cardiac arrest victims. Early basic life support through trained first responders (FR) and automatic external defibrillation ...
Esther Moens   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Vaccinating Front-Line Healthcare Workers: Results of a Pre-Pandemic Cross-Sectional Study from North-Eastern Italy on First Responders

open access: yesVaccines, 2022
First responders are front-line healthcare workers who are potentially exposed to different infectious agents. Characterizing their knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) towards immunization, therefore, has the potential to significantly improve ...
Matteo Riccò   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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